Working hours of the parents and their impact on the academic performance of primary school students. differential effects of gender
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There is an increasing number of women that develop full time jobs, something that causes a higher number of homes with both parents working. The goal of this research consisted in testing how parents’ work schedule, considered individually and jointly, affects school performance in primary compulsory education students in Spain. The sample consisted of 658 students (48% girls and 52% boys; mean age of 8,69 years). A questionnaire was administered to parents in order to gather demographic and family information. Results show that best marks, particularly in those subjects that are more cognitively demanding, are associated to those cases where at least one of the parents has a standard work schedule, being the maximum difference observed when is the mother who has the standard schedule.
Keywords: Standard schedule; Work schedule; Family organisation; School achievement
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